Hello, I am super fan of the work you have done on the Legendaray models videos very well done and very useful for the assembly of the kits! I would spend my days watching the videos 😂😂😂😂
tamiya influenced a complete generation in the 80s ! young people don't get what it meant to see the first RCs in the 80s !! the first RC i ever saw was a tamiya monster beetle doing a wheelie ! thanks for bringing the RCs back and thanks for filming them like a pro !!
Absolutely mate. I remember watching the ads on TV in the early 80's and if I was lucky enough the TV would stop rolling long enough for me to see the whole ad. 🤣. The first time I saw RC's doing wheelies were TV ads of the Marui Super Wheelie and Big Bear, so had to have one! My brother had a Super Wheelie which I ended up with, but a new one didn't actually happen for me until I was 30 years old but I got them in the end. 😁👍
@@RCHobbyShed haha good memories, damn it sucks getting old but the 80s were cool ! i had my first rcs in the 90s actually and my father choose the little kyosho pick up with the tiny nitro motor: this little bastard never worked lol ! luckily, the tamiya clodbuster i got in 1995 was perfect !!
@@stephanez8036 Oh yeah, it sucks for sure, I can feel my arteries hardening every day. 🤣. The 80's were awesome, always new technology each year to "wow" us, not just in RC but everything. Hmm Kyosho pickup, sounds like the Stepside, pretty rare now. I remember wanting a nitro RC forever, finally got one also in my 30's and was impressed with the power and sound but was equally disappointed with the reliability issues. Ah the Clod, now I think I see where your love for RC monster trucks came from. Your channel rocks, love the jumps and custom truck builds. 😎👍
@@RCHobbyShed yeah stepside ! what' s POS lol ! thanks god for the lipo+brushless !! i had a RC hiatus from 1996 to 2012 actually lol ! i will never do nitro because of the irritating sound they make ! and you're right, the clodbuster probably influenced me ! so did the real Max D too ! thanks for the nice comment about my channel, i have pleasure filming despite the poor viewing numbers, but i slow down because i repeat myself too often now !
@@stephanez8036 Lol I hear ya, my first nitros were horrible too. The sound was awesome at first but gets annoying real quick. Youngsters today have no idea how hard RC could be back then. I know what you mean about the viewing numbers, I often wonder if it's worth the effort too. Keep the videos coming, you have a great channel. 👍
RC Hobby Shed should have set here maybe next week!!?? I have good a quality shock tool, from Tekno that is good for inserting balls into the cups before they are on a turnbuckle. But nothing as tidy to remove or insert ready made turnbuckles. Looking forward to using them. Thanks for the tip 👍🤓🇦🇺
Thanks mate. I think the Tomahawk is an awesome looking buggy, although I never thought much of it back in the day. I guess our taste changes over the years. 🙂 👍
Gday Mick , im getting there slowly but surely with the legends series i just bought the Tomahawk myself and got it at a great price also bought the beetle and scorpion last month so yeah im so loving these kits and now chasing another 5-6 kits in the Kyosho Range but love your build videos and the running ones mostly is whats inpspiring me to buy these besides the lust of these growing up as a teenager in the 80's these where way of my reach but now im planning on owning the LOT ha ha , oh well its my poison these RC cars and planes just lov'em thanks again mick for great content cheers:-))
G'day Andrew! Sorry for my slow reply, I'm kinda lazy lol. Congrats on your recent Tomahawk, Beetle and Scorpion purchases. You'll have them all soon, awesome! I hear ya mate, I'm the same, couldn't have them as a back in the day but I sure as s**t will now! 😂. I'm glad you enjoy my videos and they help inspire you, that's great feedback. I actually bought another Optima for a project about two days ago, so if you need one I know RCMart have them in stock. Thanks mate, glad you like the content! 🙂👍
They're a great build. I've seen you have the Turbo Scorpion and Beetle, the Tomahawk is more of the same really to build It's a smooth and fun build, you'll love it! Thanks mate, go get one! 😁👍
All the Kyosho buggies look insane! This is no excaption. Great video and I love the buggy. Have a Turbo Scorpion and bash it nice and hard! They do work man!
They sure do! I've always loved the design of the Kyosho buggies, they just look awesome. Nice, the Turbo Scorpion is another awesome looking machine. The Turbo Scorpion is another one I used to drool over in the Kyosho catalogues, finally got one about a year ago. Will be building mine soon. 👍
i still have to build kyosho's, beetle and tomahawk,just been to lasy to get my finger out..them e-clip tools you should have 1 that came with some of the tamiya kits..
@@RCHobbyShed awesome! I’m really pulling the plug on getting a Kyosho buggy also. Have not been into the hobby in years and wouldn’t mind getting a Kyosho buggy! Keep up the good work!
@@christopherdeguzman1137 If you've been building Tamiya kits recently you will notice quite a difference when building a Kyosho. They're really nice kits to build and just ooze quality. You won't be disappointed. Thanks Christopher, will do! 👍
Great job on the driver its details like this that make all the difference! Really good looking buggy! Started my build on my Top Force and got the ball diffs right first time...thanks to a few of your tips mate👍 Enjoyable build so far! What part of the world are you from? I am in the UK in a sunny place call Cornwall! Well not so sunny at the moment lol more rain then l would like anyway great vid again cheers bud👍
Thanks mate. Oh nice, good to know you're enjoying the build. I'm across the pond, in Melbourne Australia. It was sunny here yesterday but raining today, so no RC for me today. 🙂👍
@@RCHobbyShed yeah I did think that with the accent but you never know cool!! The build has been really nice to do it's a nice quality buggy l will pop my Top Force on Tamiyaclub to show off lol when l finally finish it maybe next week or something like that but the rain is bad here at the moment so outside pain spraying is out of the question and indoor very risky as the wife has a ban on me painting indoors after a small accident!!😁cheers mate.
@@mad-beerc3818 Yep, I'm a Skippy Bush Kangaroo lol. I guess you've heard of Tamiya Legends too, the Facebook group. That will also be a great group to post your finished masterpiece! I hear ya about painting indoors, I've sprayed a lot (including 2k's) indoors and my girlfriend is becoming less tolerant each time. 🤣
@@RCHobbyShedcool place to live but l bet its bloody hot in the summer! Yeah Glenn on Tamiya Legends is great and seems a top chap as for the Facebook side of things l don't have Facebook lol Doh!! l really must get it sorted!
@@mad-beerc3818 Oh yeah it has been hot here, the rain is welcome. There is a lot of FB RC groups, that's about all I do on FB these days is check out the builds and stuff in the RC groups.
Nice build. What’s the feeling: Are Kyosho buggies better than Tamiya? In the absence of a Rough Rider re re I can see myself getting one of these to go with my sand scorcher.
Thanks! I think the Kyosho kits are better quality than a lot of Tamiya kits. You can just feel it in the build. Plus the Kyosho kits come with ball bearings in the kit. The Tomahawk or any of the Kyosho Legendary Series would be great to go with the Sand Scorcher. 👍
Nice build Mick! 👌 I love the deans plug on the motor wiring 👍. What do you think of the servo you used? I'm thinking of getting some but not sure of how quiet they are and how accurate they are at centring? Looking forward to seeing the run video mate 👍🦘🇦🇺
Thanks mate. The Deans makes motor swapping quicker, or just for easy maintenance 👍. As far as that servo, they aren't bad for the price I guess. I've used about 8-10 of them so far and only had one that was very slow going in one direction, they seem ok for centering though. Keep in mind this buggy won't get a lot of use, if you plan to run it often, I'd spend a bit extra on a better servo. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Thanks for getting back to me Mick! Just the answer I was looking for mate, I just want some low cost servos for my Tamiya shelf queens that really only get used indoors. Thanks mate 👍🍻🦘🇦🇺
This is going to be the first kit I'm going to build myself. Do you put loctite on all the screws? What was that lube you put on the spur and pinion? What weight oil did you put in the shocks?
Nice. It's a great buggy to build. I didn't use anything special during the build. The grease and oil I used are supplied in the kit and applied as per the instructions. As for thread lock, I only used it on two front link balls as the instruction indicate. You could use thread lock in many more areas on the buggy but I didn't as mine isn't really going to get a lot of use. Hope this helps, enjoy your build! 🙂👍
Thanks. Yeah, the are much the same. The only real difference is the Tomahawk has the radio deck style setup on top of the chassis rails whereas the Scorpion has a tub, also on top of the chassis rails.
Just had one more question: I’m restoring a Tamiya Fox, original and wanted to re-paint the Lexan body as 30 year old paint has flacked in a few spots. What method of paint removal from Lexan do you use? Cheers
@@G3516dude My current method is to soak the body in Methoxypropanol PM, it can be found on eBay. I've also had good results using Tamiya Paint Remover but it will take some rubbing. Nitro fuel also works well too and I have heard a lot of people are now using a product called Carson Paint Killer, although I've not tried it. Hope his helps! 👍
Hi there, having watched your vids again on the Tomahawk, I ordered up a kit (took a while to find one, as it was sold out pretty much everywhere). I'd like to spray up the kit body for shelf duties and get another shell, poss a repro, for running. Can you tell me if a normal rear engine Optima (not Turbo) body will fit the Tomahawk, and also the Kyosho Triumph body (that you have on your Ultima Special)? I can get both cheaply as repros, so if they do fit (don't mind having to do some minor fettling) they'd be a great option for me. Thanks.
G'day! Awesome, glad to hear you got a Tomahawk, they're a nice buggy. Just now I did try both bodies on my Tomahawk. The Triumph body I guess could be made to fit but it really looks bad on the Tomahawk. It's not long enough at the back and too narrow at the front, just looks wrong. The Optima body on the other hand is a very close fit and actually looks great on the Tomahawk. The Optima body may just need some trimming as it sits on the motor guard at the back. Also, you won't need to cut out the front of the body for the shock tower as the Tomahawk is much wider. If it was me, I'd go for the Optima body for sure! 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Thanks for checking that out for me, I'm very grateful - saved me a few quid as I was slightly leaning towards the Triumph body till now. Optima it is then!
PS2 for the red paint on the body? Driver looks great, getting ready to paint the body on a Turbo Scorpion and was hesitant to use brushes with polycarbonate paint because I was thinking it would leave streaks. On yours it don’t seem to leave brush streaks...what’s the secret?
Yeah PS2. I backed mine with silver, it made it a tad darker. Backing with white might be a better option. It will pop a bit more. Using brushes with polybarb paint works fine, as long as it's thick enough (as in enough coats) you won't see any streaks from the outside. In the 80's all we had was polycarbonate paints in jars and had to either use a brush or an airbrush, never had any issues using a brush. These days if I want to use a brush and I only have a spray can, I spray it into the lid of the can and brush it on from there. 👍
I haven't actually run this one yet but will very soon. I have seen many of them running and they're awesome buggies. Very smooth and handle very well considering their vintage design. 👍
Basically cut the old tyres off and trim the leftover glue and rubber off the wheels with a knife. Or use Acetone to clean the leftover glue off. Sometimes you can put them in hot water and you can pull the tyres off, CA glue hates heat, but you don't want to boil them otherwise the wheels might warp. 👍
The Scorpion and Tomahawk chassis are pretty cool and work fairly well, but the shocks are TERRIBLE !!... I wish Proline would make a shock short enough to use on them.
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😍Awesome Brother, you nailed it!!!!
Great paintwork
Thanks! 🙂👍
Hello, I am super fan of the work you have done on the Legendaray models
videos very well done and very useful for the assembly of the kits!
I would spend my days watching the videos 😂😂😂😂
Hi there! I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Thanks for the great feedback! 🙂👍
Fantastic build, that turned out awesome mate looks great nice work
I love mine tbh great quality
My favorite Vintage buggy of all time, simple design, striking looks, & tons of real parts. 🙋♂️🇺🇸 It’s not all plastic - great build too!
Gotta love the Tomahawk! You summed it up nicely, couldn't agree more. 👍
Thing of Beauty!
I like that shading trick with drivers suit. I'll do that to the driver of the Ultima when I get mine. Nice build. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you found it helpful mate. You're gonna love your Ultima when you get it, they're a fun build. Thanks for watching! 👍
You did a fantastic job
Thanks mate! 🙂👍
One of those buggies that just looks right. Form and function :)
Absolutely mate! 🙂👍
You sir are a master builder.
I dunno about master, but thanks! 🙂👍
Excellent , really very good work and great looking Kyosho . Nice result !!
Thanks mate. I'm very happy with the way it turned out. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed 😊👍
tamiya influenced a complete generation in the 80s ! young people don't get what it meant to see the first RCs in the 80s !! the first RC i ever saw was a tamiya monster beetle doing a wheelie ! thanks for bringing the RCs back and thanks for filming them like a pro !!
Absolutely mate. I remember watching the ads on TV in the early 80's and if I was lucky enough the TV would stop rolling long enough for me to see the whole ad. 🤣. The first time I saw RC's doing wheelies were TV ads of the Marui Super Wheelie and Big Bear, so had to have one! My brother had a Super Wheelie which I ended up with, but a new one didn't actually happen for me until I was 30 years old but I got them in the end. 😁👍
@@RCHobbyShed haha good memories, damn it sucks getting old but the 80s were cool ! i had my first rcs in the 90s actually and my father choose the little kyosho pick up with the tiny nitro motor: this little bastard never worked lol ! luckily, the tamiya clodbuster i got in 1995 was perfect !!
@@stephanez8036 Oh yeah, it sucks for sure, I can feel my arteries hardening every day. 🤣. The 80's were awesome, always new technology each year to "wow" us, not just in RC but everything. Hmm Kyosho pickup, sounds like the Stepside, pretty rare now. I remember wanting a nitro RC forever, finally got one also in my 30's and was impressed with the power and sound but was equally disappointed with the reliability issues. Ah the Clod, now I think I see where your love for RC monster trucks came from. Your channel rocks, love the jumps and custom truck builds. 😎👍
@@RCHobbyShed yeah stepside ! what' s POS lol ! thanks god for the lipo+brushless !! i had a RC hiatus from 1996 to 2012 actually lol ! i will never do nitro because of the irritating sound they make ! and you're right, the clodbuster probably influenced me ! so did the real Max D too ! thanks for the nice comment about my channel, i have pleasure filming despite the poor viewing numbers, but i slow down because i repeat myself too often now !
@@stephanez8036 Lol I hear ya, my first nitros were horrible too. The sound was awesome at first but gets annoying real quick. Youngsters today have no idea how hard RC could be back then. I know what you mean about the viewing numbers, I often wonder if it's worth the effort too. Keep the videos coming, you have a great channel. 👍
Awesome build I can’t wait to get one.
Thanks Ryan. They great fun to build and look awesome, you'll love it!
Will get this one out for a run very soon! 👍
Wow great build and nice video
Thanks mate! 🙂👍
@@RCHobbyShed your very welcome
Awesome great job on the build
Cheers mate! 👍
What a cool little beast, as usual great work and thanks for the tips Mick.
Yeah they're a nice buggy. Thanks mate! 👍
Great video and tips, thanks so much Mick. The suit painting is superb and you have a great relaxed style with your videos thank you.
Glad you enjoyed and found it helpful. Thanks for the great feedback too! 🙂👍
😁👍 RC Beauty at it's best!
Thanks mate. They are a beautiful looking buggy!
Such a beautiful buggy! Everything about it screams, quality and power! Great build video My Friend!
For sure, they're a very nice buggy. Always loved the Kyosho buggies for both their looks and quality. Thanks mate! 🙂👍
nice!
That’s a great chassis platform!
Loved the ball cup pliers, I’m a lookin now👍🤓🇦🇺
It is, so simple and tidy. Those pliers work well to save mincing the connectors with pointy pliers, inexpensive too. 👍
RC Hobby Shed should have set here maybe next week!!??
I have good a quality shock tool, from Tekno that is good for inserting balls into the cups before they are on a turnbuckle. But nothing as tidy to remove or insert ready made turnbuckles.
Looking forward to using them. Thanks for the tip 👍🤓🇦🇺
@@paulgarwood192 Cheers mate. Hopefully they make things a little easier. 👍
Looks amazing.
Thanks mate! 👍
Wow the finish looks so cool, nice one dude 👌 really sweet
Another great episode
Thanks mate. I think the Tomahawk is an awesome looking buggy, although I never thought much of it back in the day. I guess our taste changes over the years. 🙂 👍
Gday Mick , im getting there slowly but surely with the legends series i just bought the Tomahawk myself and got it at a great price also bought the beetle and scorpion last month so yeah im so loving these kits and now chasing another 5-6 kits in the Kyosho Range but love your build videos and the running ones mostly is whats inpspiring me to buy these besides the lust of these growing up as a teenager in the 80's these where way of my reach but now im planning on owning the LOT ha ha , oh well its my poison these RC cars and planes just lov'em thanks again mick for great content cheers:-))
G'day Andrew! Sorry for my slow reply, I'm kinda lazy lol. Congrats on your recent Tomahawk, Beetle and Scorpion purchases. You'll have them all soon, awesome! I hear ya mate, I'm the same, couldn't have them as a back in the day but I sure as s**t will now! 😂. I'm glad you enjoy my videos and they help inspire you, that's great feedback.
I actually bought another Optima for a project about two days ago, so if you need one I know RCMart have them in stock.
Thanks mate, glad you like the content! 🙂👍
Great video mate.
Top tips for painting the driver, going to use that on my Tamiya Wild one.
Cheers
Thanks mate. Ooh a Wild One, nice! I had one of those many years ago, awesome looking buggy. Cheers! 🙂👍
I've been eyeballing this kit for quite a while now, I really do like it and since you did an amazing job I may buy one sooner than expected.😎👍
They're a great build. I've seen you have the Turbo Scorpion and Beetle, the Tomahawk is more of the same really to build It's a smooth and fun build, you'll love it! Thanks mate, go get one! 😁👍
All the Kyosho buggies look insane! This is no excaption. Great video and I love the buggy. Have a Turbo Scorpion and bash it nice and hard! They do work man!
They sure do! I've always loved the design of the Kyosho buggies, they just look awesome. Nice, the Turbo Scorpion is another awesome looking machine. The Turbo Scorpion is another one I used to drool over in the Kyosho catalogues, finally got one about a year ago. Will be building mine soon. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed You bought one a year ago and did not put it togehter? Oh wow! That's a hard task :)
@@RoosterRC Lol yeah, I tend to buy a bunch at once then they kind of sit there. 😂
@@RCHobbyShed Haha! Sounds quite sane to me 😉👍
I put one together a month ago I really like it. I think I do the tubo scorpion next.
Nice! The Turbo Scorpion looks awesome. I have one here but will build it at a later date. Have fun with your build! 🙂👍
Thanks for the look, dose it come with ball bearings?
No probs! Yes, it comes with full ball bearings.
Unboxing video below. 👍
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Nice build Hobby, it was a very interesting kit to build 👍👍 you were doing some screwing on the roll cage mate.
Thanks mate! Ohh yeah, lots of screwing on the cage screws, I thought my hands were gonna fall off by the end of it! 😂🤣
Great vid dude, love the detail work with the driver. Thanks & greetings from the UK! Subbed.
Thanks mate. Thanks for the support too! 🙂👍
i still have to build kyosho's, beetle and tomahawk,just been to lasy to get my finger out..them e-clip tools you should have 1 that came with some of the tamiya kits..
No rush mate, mine has been sitting here for 2 years. I haven't built my Beetle either... Maybe this year! 😂
@@RCHobbyShed 1 thing i do love about kyosho is you dont have to cut bodies out..all precut..love it
@@robquinton9835 Oh yeah! Makes life a lot easier. 👍
The Vintage KO shows are beautiful kits lots of metal just like the late 70s early 80s kids from Tamiya lots of metal.
Are you gonna run your Kyosho cars? Would love to see more running videos on the Kyosho buggies!
For sure, they will get a run. Soon hopefully! 👍
@@RCHobbyShed awesome! I’m really pulling the plug on getting a Kyosho buggy also. Have not been into the hobby in years and wouldn’t mind getting a Kyosho buggy! Keep up the good work!
@@christopherdeguzman1137 If you've been building Tamiya kits recently you will notice quite a difference when building a Kyosho. They're really nice kits to build and just ooze quality. You won't be disappointed.
Thanks Christopher, will do! 👍
Great job on the driver its details like this that make all the difference! Really good looking buggy!
Started my build on my Top Force and got the ball diffs right first time...thanks to a few of your tips mate👍
Enjoyable build so far!
What part of the world are you from? I am in the UK in a sunny place call Cornwall! Well not so sunny at the moment lol more rain then l would like anyway great vid again cheers bud👍
Thanks mate. Oh nice, good to know you're enjoying the build. I'm across the pond, in Melbourne Australia. It was sunny here yesterday but raining today, so no RC for me today. 🙂👍
@@RCHobbyShed yeah I did think that with the accent but you never know cool!!
The build has been really nice to do it's a nice quality buggy l will pop my Top Force on Tamiyaclub to show off lol when l finally finish it maybe next week or something like that but the rain is bad here at the moment so outside pain spraying is out of the question and indoor very risky as the wife has a ban on me painting indoors after a small accident!!😁cheers mate.
@@mad-beerc3818 Yep, I'm a Skippy Bush Kangaroo lol. I guess you've heard of Tamiya Legends too, the Facebook group. That will also be a great group to post your finished masterpiece! I hear ya about painting indoors, I've sprayed a lot (including 2k's) indoors and my girlfriend is becoming less tolerant each time. 🤣
@@RCHobbyShedcool place to live but l bet its bloody hot in the summer! Yeah Glenn on Tamiya Legends is great and seems a top chap as for the Facebook side of things l don't have Facebook lol Doh!! l really must get it sorted!
@@mad-beerc3818 Oh yeah it has been hot here, the rain is welcome. There is a lot of FB RC groups, that's about all I do on FB these days is check out the builds and stuff in the RC groups.
Nice build. What’s the feeling: Are Kyosho buggies better than Tamiya? In the absence of a Rough Rider re re I can see myself getting one of these to go with my sand scorcher.
Thanks! I think the Kyosho kits are better quality than a lot of Tamiya kits. You can just feel it in the build. Plus the Kyosho kits come with ball bearings in the kit. The Tomahawk or any of the Kyosho Legendary Series would be great to go with the Sand Scorcher. 👍
Any tips for applying the black wheel decals? Would abit of soapy water work to position them correctly? Many thanks 🙏
Soapy water will help a lot! 👍
I did mine dry and they were a pain to get them central on the wheel.
I have a tomahawk and I use the same receiver and ESC but with 15t brushed motor
Nice! She'd run great with the 15t. 👍
I was a kid in 1983. Has the Tomahawk changed since?
Класс,лайк!!!)👍👍👍🤘
Thank you! 🙂👍
Nice build Mick! 👌
I love the deans plug on the motor wiring 👍.
What do you think of the servo you used?
I'm thinking of getting some but not sure of how quiet they are and how accurate they are at centring?
Looking forward to seeing the run video mate 👍🦘🇦🇺
Thanks mate. The Deans makes motor swapping quicker, or just for easy maintenance 👍. As far as that servo, they aren't bad for the price I guess. I've used about 8-10 of them so far and only had one that was very slow going in one direction, they seem ok for centering though. Keep in mind this buggy won't get a lot of use, if you plan to run it often, I'd spend a bit extra on a better servo. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed
Thanks for getting back to me Mick!
Just the answer I was looking for mate, I just want some low cost servos for my Tamiya shelf queens that really only get used indoors.
Thanks mate 👍🍻🦘🇦🇺
@@outbackrcaustralia4895 No probs mate. They'll be perfect! 👍
This is going to be the first kit I'm going to build myself. Do you put loctite on all the screws? What was that lube you put on the spur and pinion? What weight oil did you put in the shocks?
Nice. It's a great buggy to build. I didn't use anything special during the build. The grease and oil I used are supplied in the kit and applied as per the instructions. As for thread lock, I only used it on two front link balls as the instruction indicate. You could use thread lock in many more areas on the buggy but I didn't as mine isn't really going to get a lot of use. Hope this helps, enjoy your build! 🙂👍
Awesome build video & a beautiful buggy! I’m tossing up between the Scorpion or the Tomahawk. Are the platforms the same?
Thanks. Yeah, the are much the same. The only real difference is the Tomahawk has the radio deck style setup on top of the chassis rails whereas the Scorpion has a tub, also on top of the chassis rails.
Just had one more question: I’m restoring a Tamiya Fox, original and wanted to re-paint the Lexan body as 30 year old paint has flacked in a few spots. What method of paint removal from Lexan do you use?
Cheers
@@G3516dude My current method is to soak the body in Methoxypropanol PM, it can be found on eBay. I've also had good results using Tamiya Paint Remover but it will take some rubbing. Nitro fuel also works well too and I have heard a lot of people are now using a product called Carson Paint Killer, although I've not tried it. Hope his helps! 👍
Hi there, having watched your vids again on the Tomahawk, I ordered up a kit (took a while to find one, as it was sold out pretty much everywhere). I'd like to spray up the kit body for shelf duties and get another shell, poss a repro, for running. Can you tell me if a normal rear engine Optima (not Turbo) body will fit the Tomahawk, and also the Kyosho Triumph body (that you have on your Ultima Special)? I can get both cheaply as repros, so if they do fit (don't mind having to do some minor fettling) they'd be a great option for me. Thanks.
G'day! Awesome, glad to hear you got a Tomahawk, they're a nice buggy. Just now I did try both bodies on my Tomahawk. The Triumph body I guess could be made to fit but it really looks bad on the Tomahawk. It's not long enough at the back and too narrow at the front, just looks wrong. The Optima body on the other hand is a very close fit and actually looks great on the Tomahawk. The Optima body may just need some trimming as it sits on the motor guard at the back. Also, you won't need to cut out the front of the body for the shock tower as the Tomahawk is much wider. If it was me, I'd go for the Optima body for sure! 👍
@@RCHobbyShed Thanks for checking that out for me, I'm very grateful - saved me a few quid as I was slightly leaning towards the Triumph body till now. Optima it is then!
@@frankymal8640 No worries at all mate. It will look great with the Optima body. 👌👍
If I didn’t have to paint stuff Id like to build these cars .
It's easier than you think! Even a tit like me can do it.
I agree with ameerhamid89. Give it a crack, you'll be fine. 🙂👍
Ron,you will be fine with painting, just take your time and remember to apply thin coats.
What u like better
Tomahawk or ultima?
Grasshopper! 😂
Nah, I prefer the Ultima. Not that there's anything wrong with the Tomahawk. Both awesome buggies! 👍
PS2 for the red paint on the body?
Driver looks great, getting ready to paint the body on a Turbo Scorpion and was hesitant to use brushes with polycarbonate paint because I was thinking it would leave streaks. On yours it don’t seem to leave brush streaks...what’s the secret?
Yeah PS2. I backed mine with silver, it made it a tad darker. Backing with white might be a better option. It will pop a bit more.
Using brushes with polybarb paint works fine, as long as it's thick enough (as in enough coats) you won't see any streaks from the outside. In the 80's all we had was polycarbonate paints in jars and had to either use a brush or an airbrush, never had any issues using a brush.
These days if I want to use a brush and I only have a spray can, I spray it into the lid of the can and brush it on from there. 👍
@@RCHobbyShed awesome thanks I’ll probably do that then 👌🏼
What are these like performance wise?
I haven't actually run this one yet but will very soon. I have seen many of them running and they're awesome buggies. Very smooth and handle very well considering their vintage design. 👍
What battery did you use for the Tomahawk?!
Hi there! I used a Gens Ace hard case 2S LiPo stick pack, 4000mah 7.4v. 👍
Thank you!!
How many mah is the battery, do you have model numbers for it
What happens when you need to replace tyres from the rims?
Basically cut the old tyres off and trim the leftover glue and rubber off the wheels with a knife. Or use Acetone to clean the leftover glue off. Sometimes you can put them in hot water and you can pull the tyres off, CA glue hates heat, but you don't want to boil them otherwise the wheels might warp. 👍
Is the Le Mans 490 the same size as a 540 or is it bigger or smaller?
Yep, 540 size can. 👍
The Scorpion and Tomahawk chassis are pretty cool and work fairly well, but the shocks are TERRIBLE !!... I wish Proline would make a shock short enough to use on them.
That is almost too pretty to drive
Thanks Chris! 👍